The Cowboys are lucky in that their skill position players, for the most part, have great hands. The team struggled with dropped passes at times during the 2012 season, but a lot of that had to do with Jason Witten’s slow start and Dez Bryant’s late-season finger injury. Overall, Witten, Bryant, and Miles Austin are about as sure-handed as any pass-catching trio in the league.

The fact that Witten led the Cowboys in catch rate once again isn’t really a surprise; he’s still one of the top tight ends in the NFL and tight ends generally have higher catch rates than wide receivers. Still, I’d consider Bryant to be a sleeper to lead the Cowboys in catch rate moving forward. In 2011, Bryant dropped only one pass all year—good for a 98.4 percent catch rate. He might not drop nine passes in a season again over the course of his career.

Jones’ catch rate has declined over the past three years, coinciding with his effectiveness as a running back. In 2009, Jones didn’t drop a single pass, and he recorded a 98.0 percent catch rate the following year. That rate plummeted to 89.2 percent in 2011 before sliding further to 86.2 percent this year.

Lastly, it’s quite surprising to see Ogletree with the second-best catch rate among receivers. Ogletree’s hands aren’t in the same realm as a player like Bryant, but don’t forget that since Ogletree sees a ton of single-coverage, he also gets the benefit of catching a lot of uncontested passes that Bryant rarely sees.

On a league-wide scale, tight end Jimmy Graham had the most drops with 13. Bryant was the only Dallas player to rank in the bottom 25 in the NFL in drops.